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Obituaries For Friday, August 11
Funeral Services for Tammy Frasier Manus, age 57 of Sparta, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Ricky Conley officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery. She passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at her home. She was born on December 1, 1965 in Sparta. She was the daughter of the late Luther “Glenn” Frasier and Betty Bennett Qualls. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by brother in-law, James “Butch” Benefield. Surviving family include: Husband – Billy Manus of Sparta; Sons – Brandon Phillips of Sparta, and Sawyer Wilson of Sparta; Step-Children – Nakia Jordan (Zach) of Sparta, and C.J. Manus of Sparta; Mother – Betty Bennett Qualls of Sparta; Sister – Deborah Frasier Benefield of Sparta; Step-Sister – Michelle Hester of Nashville; Step- Grandchildren – Lilly Oakes and Emery Oakes; Niece – Logan Johnson (Alex) of Brush Creek; Many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles as well as many friends and neighbors, also survive. The family will recieve friends on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the services.
Funeral Services for Harvey Estle Moore, age 89, Of Cookeville, will be held at 1:00P.M. on Saturday August 12, 2023, from the Chaple of Whitson Funeral Home. Bro. Dow Allen and Bro. Tim Sharp will officiate at the service and family and friends will serve as Pallbearers. The burial will follow in the Smith Chaple Cemetery. Mr. Harvey Estle Moore was born on January 16, 1934, in Putnam County, to the late Floyd Estle and Cynthia Earline Anderson Moore. He passed away on August 7, 2023, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Moore was affiliated with the Boma First Church of God and Post Oak Shade Freewill Baptist Church. He work at T.T.U. for 40 years and his favorite hobbies where, fishing and watching westerns on T.V and being outside watching ducks, deer and even planes as they came by. In Addition to His parents, he was preceded in death by His wife of 60 years, Kathleen Moore. His family includes 2 daughters, Janice Bean (Greg), Diane Herd (Dorman), Granddaughter, Katrina Lee, Grandson, Kyle Turner (Jessica), 2 step Grandsons, Jeff Herd (Christy) and Jason Herd, Several Great Grandchildren also survive. The family of Mr. Moore will receive friends at the funeral home, on Friday, from 5:00P.M. until 8:00P.M. and on Saturday from 10:00A.M. until the time of the services at 1:00P.M.
Celebration of Life Gathering for Christopher Maxwell, age 57, of Monterey, will be held on Sunday, August 13, 2023, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Honors will be provided at 6:00 PM by the Tennessee Nurses Honor Guard and Full Military Honors by the Veterans Honor Guard. Mr. Maxwell was born on Saturday, September 11, 1965, in Muncie, Indiana, to Marie Roberts Whittaker of Monterey. Mr. Maxwell passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Maxwell was a LPN Nurse previously working with Erlanger Hospital, Standing Stone Care and Rehabilitation Center, and was a private duty nurse. He was a coach for Monterey T-Ball, youth league football and baseball. He was Baptist in faith. He was a member of The Tennessee National Guard. In addition to his mother, he is survived by, 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Zack and Nicki Maxwell of Monterey, Tyler and Sierra Maxwell of Monterey; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Meshae and Jason Phillips of Monterey, Megan Maxwell of Monterey; 8 grandchildren, Emma Maxwell, Knox Maxwell, Easton Maxwell, Aliyah Maxwell, Grayson Phillips, Xavier Phillips, Carson Coggsdale, and Chloe Coggsdale; sister and brother-in-law, Rachel and Jeff Dixon; brother and sister-in-law, Jackie and Lisa Lee. The family will receive friends at Goff Funeral Home on Sunday, August 13, 2023, beginning at 4:00 PM.
Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Ronald Keith Ledbetter, age 66, of Bloomington Springs and formerly of Livingston, will be conducted 5 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2023, from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Ron passed from this life on Sunday, morning, July 30, 2023, from the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born in Livingston, on December 5, 1956, to the late Earl Anderson and Betty Reagan Ledbetter. Ron was a 1976 graduate of Livingston Academy graduating earlier than his classmates. He was a member of the Life Church of Cookeville. Ron enjoyed boating on Dale Hollow Lake, also fishing and camping with his grandchildren. Ron leaves behind his son, Matthew Ledbetter and wife Lauryn of Cookeville; grandchildren, Grace Mesler and husband Trevor, Noah Ledbetter, Makenna Ledbetter, Max Ledbetter, Connor Williams, Asher Johnson, Atticus Womack and Rowan Womack; sister, Penny Milton and husband Steve of Cookeville; stepchild, Aurelia Womack of Cookeville; friends that became family, Michael and Amber Lawhorn, Tommy and Barbara Bandie, Diane Mullinax, and Victoria Carmack. Ron was preceded in death by his parents. The family will welcome friends on Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 3 pm until time of services.
